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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Our early findings was that 'white spots' caused on dragon fruits branches was due to sucking insects. I have gone at least three farms around the country to find out what is the main cause of white spots. From my observations, we detected no fungus or bacteria- like diseases. Our hypotheses is that the pathogen attack or damage only when there were punctures or small holes made by insects.Therefore, the disease came in later once the tissue ruptured. Our mission is to control the vector. It is not easy to find the vector because it very very small or minute to be seen with our naked eyes.Our solution was try avoid those insects using organic oils etc. Here are my comments in Malay language

About Me

I am a researcher working in tropical horticulture. I dealt with tropical fruits like durians,jackfruits, starfruits, dragonfruits, mango, wax apple, guavas etc. Besides, I am also doing research in landscape plants like heliconias. My hobbies are reading, travelling,gardening and blogging.

I am also engaged in agriculture consultancy with several agencies. Any contact can made through my email zainudinhaji@gmail.com or call 012 3535411